Art picture



Jan. 2, 1934. B, C. TwlCHELL A 1,941,518

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Patented Jan. 2, 19341 1,941,518 ART PICTURE Beatrice C. T'wioheu, Miami, Fla. Application August 14, 1931.' serial No. 557,137 1 claim. (ol. i1- 34) The primal object of my invention, broadly bre and fronds, lichens, barks, and, in fine, all stated, is the production of new, unique, and or-l or any appropriate varieties of plants, insects, namental works of art, which are pleasing to animal and inanimate materials. However all ones eyes and appealing to ones sense of arof said materials are iirst treated, pressed, and

- y tistry, and which are signiiicant of a particular dried, and some of them are entirely changed into 60 locality. the nature of a fibre and then cut to the shape More particularly stated, my object is the prodesired. Said details are, preferably, formed of duction of individualistic hand-drawn artistic natural and untreated materials cut to have the pictures, combining in their assembly the producappearance of the full size object from which 1o tion of hand drawn objects in articial colors they are formed. 65'

which provide the background, with other fea- And further I permanently secure the details in tures associated therewith formed from natural their respective positions upon the background,

products by treating, cutting, and assembling, to form an artistic ensemble.

and retained in their natural colors or tinte, and In the drawing numeral 1 denotes a frame, in lisformulated to assume the appearance of cerwhich is fitted the transparency or glass 2. :fol tain familiar objects which are peculiar to that Numeral 3 deIlOleS a Sheet 0f CardbOaId, 011 the locality, the same to be associated with and to face 0f Which Jlle baCkgrOurld 0r picture iS Daintstand out from the hand-drawn background as ed. a cameo; the whole forming a composite work of Numeral 4 deIlOteS the Cardboard backing fOr .20 art. the member 3. 7,5A

And, finally, my object is the production of The members 2, 3 and 4 are secured in the Works of art which can be produced and assemframe by means 0f SprgS 5, 01 Otherwise. And bled with a minimum of time and expense do.. numeral 6 denotes a sheet of art paper which is voted thereto, whereby they may be sold at a pasted Over the back 0f the member 4, and it `2,5 comparatively low price, and which will bring eXtendS 0U-lo OIIO the back Of the frame 1, t0 PIO- 80 Y out a maximum of artistic beauty, tect the artistic features of the ensemble from Other special objects and particular features dust, insects, et cet. of my invention will be brought out in the source All eXamlOle 0f One 0f my prOduCtOrlS iS SllOWn of the following description, and that which is in the drawing, but I am not to be limited to the 3o new will be correlated in the appended claim. particular design as shown, as there will be in- 85.

' In the accompanying drawing, forming a part numerable variations thereof in carrying out the of this specication, Figure 1 is a face view of an Draece 0f my invention. example of my invention completo, Painted upon the card 3 is a background com- Figure 2 is a cross section, as taken on the line pricing, in this example, a portion of land '7,

k 2-2 of Fig. 1. And Figure 3 is a detail cross seca bOdY 0f Water 3, and a Section 0f sky 9. Said 9.0, tion, on a greatly enlarged scale, as taken on the parte being painted With Signieant colors, and 1ine 3 3 of Fig, 1 their limits are shown by the lines 10 and 11,

similar indices designate like parte throughout in conjunction with the inner periphery of the the three views shown in the drawing. rame 1- 40 In order that the formation and the manner The SuDermpOSed features 0f JEhe picture ecm- 95 of making my invention may be fully understood prise the representations of buildings 12 and 13, and appreciated, I will now take up a detailed the light-heuse 11, tlle Sllrubbery 15, the trees description thereof, in which I will set forth the 16 and 17, and the birds 18, 19 arld 20, all 0f same as fully and as comprehensively as I may, which are formed from natural products usually My invention comprises a scenic background, in their natural colors. 100

usuauy painted in articial colors to give an ar- Said natural features are Secured in Xed positistic and natural color eiect to the appearance OIIS 011 the painting, Or background, above dethereof; then providing details or other scenic scribed, by means 0f adheSVe material 21, prefrepresentations, as buildings, boats, trees, shruberably pure chicle gum, as it answers every rebery, animals, or other features, superimposed quirement for that purpose Without any of the upon and secured to said background, and standobjectionable features found to all other adheing outwardly therefrom in the nature of a cameo, Sives which I have tried.

Said superimposed details are usually formed The method of procedure consists in painting` from natural products such as sea-weeds, moss, upon the card 3, in artificial colors, the scenic 5,5v sand, fish, beetles, grass, banana leaves, coconut representations desired. Next preparing the nat- 11,0

ural features and securing them in position on the painting, by means of adhesive material 21 or simply by the Contact of the transparency 2 therewith. Next taking the frame 1, placing the transparency 2 therein. Next placing the assembled scenery which is contained on the card 3, in the frame 1, whereby it will be visible through the transparency 2, that is with the superimposed members next to the transparency whereby they will be visible therethrough. I next insert the backing 4, and secure the members 2, 3 and 4 rigidly in compact form in the frame, whereby they will be pressed together, and nally covering the back of the assembled parts with the protective material 6.

It is to be understood that the expression natural colors means not only the color bestowed by nature, but also colors or tints which may be added thereto to make the part appear as in its natural color, or colors.

Various other changes or Variations may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now fully shown and described the preferred means for carrying out the principles of my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

An art picture comprising, in combination, a scenic painting in colors forming a background, natural appearing objects formed in miniature with relation to the respective objects which they represent, and formed manually in miniature from their respective natural materials in their natural colors superimposed upon said background, means for retaining the natural appearing objects upon the background, and means for enclosing all of said parts in displaying condition, all substantially as shown and described.

BEATRICE C. TWICHELL. 

